Chapter 10
Aconite, Monkshood or Wolfsbane
(aconitum napellus)
The blue monkshood was already known by the old Greeks and Romans as extremely poisonous and the alkaloid aconitine is to blame. A thousandth of a gramme already is dangerous. Big quantities are almost always deadly. With all that, aconitine is an important painkiller for nerve-ache, which otherwise is hard to effect, and chronic articulation diseases.
place of finding : mountain woods up to 2300, moist graze, planted
height : up to 150 cm
flowering : June till August
harvest : July till September
target : kill pain
"Are you trying to kill me?" Remus angry voice came from the dinning-room.
James gave his wife a questioning look.
"Remus wanted to know more about the Wolfsbane potion, so he decided to study the ingredients." Lily answered the look of her husband."
James cuddled.
"That's our Remus."
Then came Sirius voice.
"You ARE going to try. If we have to make you drink it with force, so be it."
They entered the dinning-room.
"I have to agree with Padfoot, Moony."
Remus glared at James.
"You're not the one who had to drink that poison!"
"Remus, the amount of Wolfsbane is so trifling, the potion is NOT poisonous."
"That's what YOU say!"
"I'm a healer for Merlins sake. I know that stuff."
Lily looked around the room. The adults were clase to the door and on the fare end of the room were the children. Katrine was looking distressed, Frank was in Elisabeths lap, scared and shaking. Elisabeth was trying to comfort the boy. Harry had his hand on Katrines shoulder, whispering to her. The rest of the girls were helping Elisabeth, but the other boys looked surprised, Keith even amused, at the fight.
An other lightning bolt flashed across the sky and Frank curled up into a ball. It was as if the thunderstorm had entered the house.
"STOP IT!" Lily screamed. "Remus, you're acting like a baby and for the rest of you, look that way." And she pointed to the ten childeren.
Everybody, especially Remus, was looking ashamed. Remus and Marie were the first to move to them. Marie hugged her daughter, who had started crying silently. Remus took Frank from Elisabeth and just held him close.
James made his way to his wife, taking her into his arms. Lily was shaking.
"Sorry Lily Flower."
"It's not your fault, James. I'll be fine."
~~~10 minutes later~~~
Everybody had calmed down and was eating now. Remus was still being an arse about the Wolfsbane thing, but they had decided to leave it until the full moon came close again. Marie had successfully convinced Katrine, Remus and her wouldn't divorce.
Frank was sitting in his fathers lap, stealing his food, but curled up if the thunder showed up again.
The eight other children distracted everybody from the fight by telling what happened in the RR. Of course the others wanted to see that, so they would come and look tomorrow.
~~~~~~
It was time to go to sleep again and the thunderstorm still refused to move. Frank was absolutely terrified so Marie and Remus would let him sleep between them.
Anne and Sirius were just about to fall asleep when an other lightning bolt appeared and their door slammed open. The twins came running in. Sirius set up looking at his children.
"Whas up?" He asked in a sleepy voice.
Jenna tried to say something, but there was now sound.
"What? I didn't hear you."
"We're scared." Justin said in a real low voice.
Sirius looked as if Snape just apparated into the room.
"Great, just great."
Anne giggled and pulled away the covers.
"Hop in you two, but don't make a habit of it."
Sirius rolled his eyes, he knew he could forget about getting any sleep to night.
~~~~~~
Harry heard his bedroom door open and close. Someone walked up the stairs.
"Harry?" A soft voice whispered.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked in a low voice.
"I can't sleep, could I stay with you?"
Harry smiled.
"Sure, come on Sean."
His little brother smiled happily and curled up next to him.
Soon his breathing calmed and Harry knew he was asleep. He felt sleep taking control of him too and he didn't resist.
~~~~~~
Elisabeth was listening to the even breathing of her two friends, the thunder and the wind blowing past her window.
She took a flashlight and a book out of a drawer of one of her nightstands. It was a book titled 'The Forgotten Charms'. She opened the book and began to read, she wasn't tired at all. After reading a bit something interesting caught her eyes.
The Mirror Charm
The mirror charm makes a person see the world the other way around. For example, on the right is a door, on the left a wall, if someone cursed by the mirror charm sees it, the door will be on the left and he or she will walk straight into the wall.
This charm is mostly used for hiding and protecting things. It is very complicated and thus almost forgotten. It also is hard to break it, but powerful or dark wizards should have no problem with that.
'This must be one of the charms used to protect Harry and me that Halloween.'
She kept reading until she fell asleep. The book and flashlight fell on the ground and sometime later the flashlight went dead.
~~~~~~
Lily lay curled up in James' arms. They had heard a two doors open and close.
"Sean was probably scared." Lily muttered.
"I'm glad he went to Harry and not to us." James yawned.
"How do you know he's gone to Harry?"
"Because Liz has friends over, he's not here and if he went to Keith the second door would have sounded much softer."
"How can you think this late at night?"
"Don't know. Don't care." James gave his wife a kiss and both drifted of into sleep.
A/N: Hope you like it. I actually looked up that stuff about Monkshood. Thanks for reviewing. PLEASE REVIEW! Oh and I didn't go to the rooms of Keith and Katrine because they're both fast asleep, so it would have been boring. :-D Oh and before I forget, if you want to read Pandemonium (Elisabeths pranks book) please sent in some ideas, I could use them. You see, the pranks I have in mind wont be used until Hogwarts and that will become an other fic; What If... goes to Hogwarts.
Aconite, Monkshood or Wolfsbane
(aconitum napellus)
The blue monkshood was already known by the old Greeks and Romans as extremely poisonous and the alkaloid aconitine is to blame. A thousandth of a gramme already is dangerous. Big quantities are almost always deadly. With all that, aconitine is an important painkiller for nerve-ache, which otherwise is hard to effect, and chronic articulation diseases.
place of finding : mountain woods up to 2300, moist graze, planted
height : up to 150 cm
flowering : June till August
harvest : July till September
target : kill pain
"Are you trying to kill me?" Remus angry voice came from the dinning-room.
James gave his wife a questioning look.
"Remus wanted to know more about the Wolfsbane potion, so he decided to study the ingredients." Lily answered the look of her husband."
James cuddled.
"That's our Remus."
Then came Sirius voice.
"You ARE going to try. If we have to make you drink it with force, so be it."
They entered the dinning-room.
"I have to agree with Padfoot, Moony."
Remus glared at James.
"You're not the one who had to drink that poison!"
"Remus, the amount of Wolfsbane is so trifling, the potion is NOT poisonous."
"That's what YOU say!"
"I'm a healer for Merlins sake. I know that stuff."
Lily looked around the room. The adults were clase to the door and on the fare end of the room were the children. Katrine was looking distressed, Frank was in Elisabeths lap, scared and shaking. Elisabeth was trying to comfort the boy. Harry had his hand on Katrines shoulder, whispering to her. The rest of the girls were helping Elisabeth, but the other boys looked surprised, Keith even amused, at the fight.
An other lightning bolt flashed across the sky and Frank curled up into a ball. It was as if the thunderstorm had entered the house.
"STOP IT!" Lily screamed. "Remus, you're acting like a baby and for the rest of you, look that way." And she pointed to the ten childeren.
Everybody, especially Remus, was looking ashamed. Remus and Marie were the first to move to them. Marie hugged her daughter, who had started crying silently. Remus took Frank from Elisabeth and just held him close.
James made his way to his wife, taking her into his arms. Lily was shaking.
"Sorry Lily Flower."
"It's not your fault, James. I'll be fine."
~~~10 minutes later~~~
Everybody had calmed down and was eating now. Remus was still being an arse about the Wolfsbane thing, but they had decided to leave it until the full moon came close again. Marie had successfully convinced Katrine, Remus and her wouldn't divorce.
Frank was sitting in his fathers lap, stealing his food, but curled up if the thunder showed up again.
The eight other children distracted everybody from the fight by telling what happened in the RR. Of course the others wanted to see that, so they would come and look tomorrow.
~~~~~~
It was time to go to sleep again and the thunderstorm still refused to move. Frank was absolutely terrified so Marie and Remus would let him sleep between them.
Anne and Sirius were just about to fall asleep when an other lightning bolt appeared and their door slammed open. The twins came running in. Sirius set up looking at his children.
"Whas up?" He asked in a sleepy voice.
Jenna tried to say something, but there was now sound.
"What? I didn't hear you."
"We're scared." Justin said in a real low voice.
Sirius looked as if Snape just apparated into the room.
"Great, just great."
Anne giggled and pulled away the covers.
"Hop in you two, but don't make a habit of it."
Sirius rolled his eyes, he knew he could forget about getting any sleep to night.
~~~~~~
Harry heard his bedroom door open and close. Someone walked up the stairs.
"Harry?" A soft voice whispered.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked in a low voice.
"I can't sleep, could I stay with you?"
Harry smiled.
"Sure, come on Sean."
His little brother smiled happily and curled up next to him.
Soon his breathing calmed and Harry knew he was asleep. He felt sleep taking control of him too and he didn't resist.
~~~~~~
Elisabeth was listening to the even breathing of her two friends, the thunder and the wind blowing past her window.
She took a flashlight and a book out of a drawer of one of her nightstands. It was a book titled 'The Forgotten Charms'. She opened the book and began to read, she wasn't tired at all. After reading a bit something interesting caught her eyes.
The Mirror Charm
The mirror charm makes a person see the world the other way around. For example, on the right is a door, on the left a wall, if someone cursed by the mirror charm sees it, the door will be on the left and he or she will walk straight into the wall.
This charm is mostly used for hiding and protecting things. It is very complicated and thus almost forgotten. It also is hard to break it, but powerful or dark wizards should have no problem with that.
'This must be one of the charms used to protect Harry and me that Halloween.'
She kept reading until she fell asleep. The book and flashlight fell on the ground and sometime later the flashlight went dead.
~~~~~~
Lily lay curled up in James' arms. They had heard a two doors open and close.
"Sean was probably scared." Lily muttered.
"I'm glad he went to Harry and not to us." James yawned.
"How do you know he's gone to Harry?"
"Because Liz has friends over, he's not here and if he went to Keith the second door would have sounded much softer."
"How can you think this late at night?"
"Don't know. Don't care." James gave his wife a kiss and both drifted of into sleep.
A/N: Hope you like it. I actually looked up that stuff about Monkshood. Thanks for reviewing. PLEASE REVIEW! Oh and I didn't go to the rooms of Keith and Katrine because they're both fast asleep, so it would have been boring. :-D Oh and before I forget, if you want to read Pandemonium (Elisabeths pranks book) please sent in some ideas, I could use them. You see, the pranks I have in mind wont be used until Hogwarts and that will become an other fic; What If... goes to Hogwarts.